Generating motive power.



No; 69l,500. Patented Ian. 2:, 1902;

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GENERATING MOTIVE POWER.

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RUDOLPH STENERSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEl/V YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TYVO- THIRDS TOCARL J. LUNDMAN AND CHARLES F. NORLIN, OF BROOK- LYN, NEW YORK.

GENERATING MOTIVE POWER.

SEEGIEICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 691,500, dated January21, 1902.

Application filed March 15, 1901. Serial No. 51,329. (No model.) i

To all whom, it may concern/.-

Bo itknown that I, RUDOLPH STENERSEN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Generating Motive Power, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in generating motive power whereby explosive charges aresuccessively exploded in an explosion-chamber connected with a pressurestorage chamber, to store the force of the explosion in thestorage-chamber, and to utilize the pressure obtained for drivingmachinery or for other purposes.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate'corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement, with parts in section,on theline 1 1 in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 isan enlarged sectional side elevation ofpart of the improvement, and Fig.4. is a face view of the cut-off valve for the charge.

The improved motor illustrated in the drawings is provided with apressure-storage chamber A, from which the pressureobtained is withdrawnto drive other machinery and is utilized for other purposes, and on oneside of the chamber A is secured an explosion-chamber B, in whichexplosive charges 0 in the form of caps are exploded successively toproduce the desired pressure in the chamber A, as hereinafter more fullydescribed. The charges 0 are held on a web D of a suitable material andunwinding from a roll E, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. Theinterior ofthe explosion-chamber B is connected by a port Ct with the interior ofthe pressure-chamber A, and a similar port b conabove referred to.

nects the interior of the explosion-chamber with the outside, and.through this port 1) passes theweb .D and the charges 0 to the interiorof the explosion-chamber. The ports a and b are adapted to bealternately'cut olf by suitable cut-off valves F and G, having theirstems F F and G G mounted to slide in suitable stuffing-boxes carried ontheexplosionchamber B, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3. The cut-01fvalves F and G are provided with ports 0 and d, respectively, of whichthe port d is located near the bottom of the cut-off valve G, while theport 0 is located near the top of the valve F. The valves F and G arearranged on the inside of the explosion-chamber B, and the port 0 isadapted to register with the port a at the time the explosion takesplace in the chamber B, and the other port dis out of register with theport 19. The port 0 moves out of register with the port a, and then theport 01 moves in register with the port I) to allow of feeding the newcharge through the registering ports band d intothe interior of theexplosion-chamber B. The cut-off valve G also serves as a knife to cutthe web D, carrying the charges, after it has been fed into theexplosion-chamber B, as hereinafter fully described.

In order to impart the desired movement to the valves F and G, thefollowing device is provided: The upper ends of the stems F G areconnected by links F and Girespectively, with a lever H, connected by alink H with another lever H carrying a friction-roller H of the lever H,so that the valves F G are periodically moved to the different positionsOne of the clutch members J 2 or J 3 is controlled from a safety-valve Kon the storage-chamber A, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2, so that whenthe pressure in said chamber runs beyond the normal pressure for whichthe valve is set then the friction-clutch members are thrown out of meshto stop the rotation of the shaft J and the cam-wheel I. The lattercontrols the feed mechanism for the web D and the charges 0 thereon, andthis feed mechanism consists, essentially, of pairs of drawing-rollersLL and L L located in front of the explosionchamber B, as is plainlyillustrated in the drawings, the Web D passing between thedrawing-rollers of the sets to feed the Web through theregistcring portsI) and d at the proper time and as previously explained. On one outerend of the drawing-roller L is secured a ratchet-wheel N, engaged byaspringpressed pawl N, fulcrumed on a lever N pivoted allN g and providedwith a frictionroller N traveling in a cam-groove I of the cam-wheel I,so that Wh en the latter is rotated, as previously described, a swingingmotion is given periodically to the lever N so that the pawl N rotatesthe ratchet-wheel N and the feed-roller L to feed the web D forward adistance and carry one charge into the interior of the explosion-chamberB. In order to prevent return movement of the drawing-roller L, a dog Nis employed. (See Fig. 1.)

In order to ignite a charge within the explosion chamber, I may employvarious meanssuch, for instance, as the electric igniting device showninthe drawings, and which consists, essentially, of electrodes 0 O,reaching into the explosion-chamber and connected at their outer endswith wires 0 0 of which the wire 0 contains a battery P or other sourceof electricity and also connects with a pivotedarm 0 adapted to beengaged bya projection l on the rim of the cam-wheel I to press said arm0 in contact with a' contact-plate 0 connected with the other wire 0Thus at each revolution of the camwheel I the projection I by moving thearm 0 against the contact-plate O closes the circuit, and consequently aspark passes be tween the electrodes 0 O and ignites the charge 0 withinthe explosion-chamber B at the time.

In order to discharge the products of combustion from theexplosion-chamber B, I pre- 1' er to use a piston Q, mounted toreciprocate in said chamber and having its rod Q connected with a leverQ connected bya link Q with a second lever Q", carrying afriction-roller Q traveling in a cam-groove I of the cam-wheel I. Thuswhen the cam-wheel I is rotated a periodical movement is given to thepiston Q for the purpose previously mentioned, it being understood thatthe several cam-grooves I I I and the projection I are so arrangedrelatively to one another.

that the desired movements of the cut-off valves, the piston Q, and theigniting device take place in the regular order.

When the machine is in operation, a charge is fed to theexplosion-chamber, and then the cut-ofi valves F and G are shifted,'sothat the cut-cit valve G detaches the charge by severing the web I) andat the same time closes the port I), while the interior of thepressure-chamber is connected by the registering ports a and c'with theexplosion-chamber containing the charge. At this time the ignitingdevice is employed, so that thespark ignites the change within theexplosion-chamber,and the pressure produced passes through theregistering ports a and c to the interior of the pressure-chamber A. Thevalves F and G then again shift to the previous position, (shown in Fig.8,) and the above-described operation is repeated-that is, thedrawingroller L is rotated from the cam-wheel I-so that another chargeis fed to the explosionchamber and is then cut off from the web andignited after a change of the valves F and G has taken place, as aboveexplained. It will be understood that theportion of the web carrying thecharge and which has been severed will be consumed and pass' intothepressure-chamber.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A generator, comprising anexplosionchamber, a pressure-storage chamber connected with theexplosion-chamber, a feed device for feeding a web carrying explosivecharges into said explosion-chamber, and cutoff valves for alternatelyconnecting the explosion-chamber with the storage-chamber and theexplosion-chamber with the outside, for introducing the charges, one ofthe valves serving as a knife to sever the web, as set forth.

2. A generator, comprising an explosionchamber having a port in oneside, a feeding device for feeding a web carrying explosive charges intosaid explosion-chamber, a cut off valve controlling the said port andserving also as a knife to sever the web, and an igniting device forigniting the charges when the explosion-chamber is closed to theoutside, as set forth.

3. A generator, comprising an explosionchamber having a port in oneside, a feeding device for feeding a web carrying explosive charges intosaid explosion-chamber, an apertured cut-oft valve controlling said portand also serving as a knife to sever the web, an igniting device forigniting the charges when the explosion-chamber is closed to theoutside, and a storage-chamber connected with said explosion-chamberatthe time the latter is cut off from the outside, as set forth.

4:. A generator, comprising an explosionchamber, a pressure storagechamber connected with the explosion-chamber, a feeding device forfeeding a web carrying explosive charges into said explosion-chamber,cut-oil valves for alternately connecting the explosion-chamber with thestorage-chamber and the explosion-chamber with the outside, one

of the valves being apertured and through which the web passes, the saidvalve also serving as a knife to sever the web carrying the charges, andmeans, substantially as described, for actuating said feed device andsaid cut-ofi valves in unison, as set forth.

5. A generator, comprising an explosionchamber, a pressure storagechamber con nected with the explosion-chamber, a feed device forsuccessively feeding explosive charges into said explosion-chamber,cut-off valves for alternately connecting the explosion-chamber with thestorage-chamber and the explosion-chamber with the outside, the valvecontrolling the port communicating with the outer air being apertnredand through which aperture the charges pass said valve serving as aknife to sever the web carrying the charges, an igniting device forigniting the charges in the explosion-chamber when the latter is closedto the outside and is connected with said storage chamber, and means foractuating said cut-01f valves, said feed device and said ignitingdevice, as set forth.

6. A generator, comprising an explosionchamber, a pressure storagechamber connected with the explosion -chamber, a feed device forsuccessively feeding explosive charges into said explosion-chamber,cut-ofi valves for alternately connecting the explosion-chamber with thestorage-chamber and the explosion-chamber with the outside, forintroducing the charges, the valve through which the charges areintroduced also serving as a knife to sever the web carrying thecharges, and means for automatically stopping said feed device and saidcut-off valves when the pressure in the storage-chamber increases beyondthe normal pressure, as set forth.

7. In a generator, the combination with a storage-chamber, and anexplosion-chamber having a port leading to the storage-chamber and aport leading out through one side thereof, of a feeding device forfeeding an explosive charge into the chamber through the port in itsside, valves for alternately closing and opening the ports of theexplosion-chamber, an igniting device for igniting the charge, and meansfor forcing the products of combustion from the explosion-chamberintothe storage-chamber, as set forth.

8. In a generator, the combination with a storage-chamber, and anexplosion-chamber having two ports, one leading into thestorage-chamber, of valves controlling the said ports, one valve beingapertured to admit the charges and also serving as a knife to sever theweb carrying the charges, a pivoted lever, links connecting thevalve-stems with said le ver, one in rear of the other, a cam, and meansfor operating the lever from the cam, as set forth.

9. In a generator, the combination with a storage-chamber, and anexplosion-chamber having two ports, one leading into thestorage-chamber, of sliding valves controlling said ports, a drivenshaft, means for operating the valves from said shaft, feed-rollersopposite one of the ports of the explosion-chamber, means for operatingthe rollers from the said shaft, a plunger mounted in theexplosionchamber, and means for operating the plunger from the saidshaft, as set forth.

10. In a generator the combination with a storage-chamber, anexplosion-chamber connected with the storage-chamber, a feed device forfeeding an explosive charge into the eXp1osion-chamber,va1ves foralternately connecting the explosion-chamber with the storage-chamberand with the outside, a shaft, and means for operating the valves andfeed device from said shaft, of a driving-pulley on said shaft, andhaving a clutch connection therewith, and a safety-valve on thestoragechamber and serving to throw the clutch members out of mesh whenthe pressure in the chamber exceeds the normal, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUDOLPH STENERSEN.

Witnesses:

JNo. M. BITTER, THEO. G. HOSTER.

